Non-refillable bottle.



J. G. ROTH & J. F. BERRIGK. .NoN-REFILLABLB BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE, 1912.

1,056,216, Patented Mar.18,1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH C, ROTH AND JOHN F. BERRICK, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, JOSEPH C. ROTH and Jol-IN F. Bannion, citizens of the United iftates, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in non-refillable bottles.

The primary objects of the invention are to provide means whereby the bottle may be filled through an opening in the bottom of the bottle, to secure a positive and automatic gravity actuated sealing mechanism and to locate same in the neck of the bottle to prevent refilling, and to arrange a self locking stopper or closure for the opening in the bottom of the bottle, which when in place cannot be removed without breaking the bottle.

The invention also relates to certain details in the construction thereof which will be hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which a preferred embodiment of the improved bottle is shown.

Figure 1, is a central vertical section through a bottle of the improved type. Fig. 2, is a transverse section through the lower portion of the improved bottle on line 2 2 Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is a transverse section through the neck of the improved bottle on line 3-3 Fig. 1. Fig. 4, is a transverse sec-tion through the neck of the improved bottle on line Fig. 1. Fig. 5, is a transverse section through the neck of the improved bottle on line 5-5 Fig. 1.

ln referring to the preferred embodiment of the improved bottle shown in the accompanying drawings in detail, like numerals designate like parts.

The body 1 of the bottle, together with the neck 2 are preferably found in one integral piece of glass or other suitable material. An inwardly7 extending annular flange 3 which is also preferably formed integral with the body 1 and neck 2 is located at the lower end of the neck at its juncture with the body and practicallyT forms an inwardly extending continuation of the reduced Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 5, 1912.

Patented Mar. 1S, 1913.

Serial No. 701,779.

upper portion of the bottle body as shown in Fig. 1. A raised annular valve seat 4 is formed on the top surface of the inner portion of the flange 3 and constitutes a seat with which a ball valve 5 is adapted to co-act. The ball valve 5 is normally centered and held in position on the seat 4 by a hollow slide bar 6, which has a closed upper end 7 and an enlarged round lower end portion 8 which fits over and incloses the ball 5 when the bottle is in an upright position as shown in Fig. 1. The upper portion of the hollow slide bar 6 is fitted within and arranged to slide in a deep central vertical recess 9, formed in a stationary element rigidly arranged and fastened within an intermediate portion of the neck 2. The stationary element may be constructed in one integral piece of any suit-able material or it may be made in sections as desired.

In the adaptation illustrated, the stationary element is constructed in three horizontally divided sections which will be hereinafter respectively designated as the upper section 10, the intermediate section 11 and the lower section 12. The upper section 10 has an enlarged top outwardly flanged portion 13, .which is of circular form being slightly smaller in circumference than the interior of the neck 2 to provide curved openings 14 between itself and the neck through which the liquid contained in the bott-le can flow, and said flange portion 13 is provided at intervals with short peripheral projections 15 which lit tightly and snugly within the neck of the bottle as shown in Fig. 3, holding the upper section 10 rigidly in place therein. That portion of t-he upper section below the flange portion 13 is reduced in size to leave a fairly wide annular space 16 between itself and the inner surface of the neck and a series of inwardly extending, upwardly curving project-ions 17 are arranged at intervals around the interior of the bott-le neck which extend within the space 16 and serve to intercept and stop any wires or other implements which may be thrust down through the openings 14 for the purpose of disarranging or breaking the non-refilling mechanism.

The upper portion of the vertical recess 9 sage ol liquid as shown in Fig. t, and the ,y

lower seetion l2 also provided With an enlarged `hott/nn tlange portion 2t) vwhich lits tightl)v within the bottle net-k and has a series ot rert'eal peripheral grooves Ql as shown in Fig. 5 which constitute openings tor the pi ssage of liquid.

rl`he liquid ii'ithin the loottle is poured thereitroni by turning itv sutiicientl)v to allow the hollenv slide har to slide Within the re* cess and the hall i'alre to more array ili'roiu its wat. This' opens the seal o't the non retilling iuechanisin and perinits the liquid to tion' around the hall and enlarged .lou'er end of the slide liar and to pass throigigli the grooves 2l, the openings Yl9 and the openings let linalliv dropping ,ioni the top ot' the neck ot the liottle into ani7 desired glass or reeeptaele rlo iliaeilitate the filling ot the bottle, a round opening is Atorined in the bottoni ot the body and a stopper is litted therein as shown in Yl and Q.

'llhe stopper is inade ot' glass or other suitable niaterial and to torni a tight joint a washer i422 otf Cork or other material is lit ted between the annular wall ot tlie opening in the ljiottoin ol" the l ottle and the sun rounding edge ot thestogper as shown in Fig. l.

The eireular opening in the bottoni ot' the bottle eounter-sunk or enlarged at its lou'er end and the stopper employed eonsists o'l' a hotly,Y portion 231i which lits fairl)v snugly `within the circular opening and an enlarged bottoni llange portion $241 which tits in the rfounteiesunk portion ot the opening as shown in l.

lhe stopper is autoniati'alliv loeked in place in the opening by spring pr assed pins.

llle'lierring to Figs. l and 2, it will lie noted that a oit ra tial. horizontal recesses Q5 are lj'orined in the outer sur'liaee ol the stopper and a like series o'l' 'adiah horizontal recesses are Ltorined in the inner surface oit the annular wall ot the eireular opening in the liottoni olE the bottle body. The recesses in the inner suritaee of the annular n'all are indicated hy the numeral QG and register exaetl)v with the recesses when the stopper is properly titled in the Circulaioiliening. El series ot springs 2T are arranged Within the inner portions ot the recesses and press against pins arranged within tlie outer portions ot aid reeesses llflien the stopper is titted in place in the inodoro cesses QG as shown in ligs. l and .5 and therehl,v autoiiiati falliY and permanently lock the stopper in plaee in the liottou'i ol the liottle.

This improved bottle inaj: lie altered, niodiiied or changed or sonic parts may be altogether oinitted uitliin the soope olf the tolloiring elainis without departing troni our invention.

d e Claim-- l. )l uon-retillable bottle haring a neck and a ralre seat at the lower end ot said neck, a ball Valre eo-aeting with said Valre seat, a hollow slide har eor'ipletely inclosed Within the bottle neek and haring an enlarged louer portion fitting over the hail, and a stationarj,Y element rigidlji7 secured within an intern'iediate portion o'i the bottle neck and haring a central vertical recess closed at the top in which the upper portion oif the slide har tits and is adapted to slide and a series ot side openings tor the passaggiot liquid.

fr non-refillahle bottle having a neck and a ralre seat at the .lower end oit said neck, a ball valve co-aeting with said i'alre seat, a hollow Slide har completely inclosed u'ithin the bottle neck and haring a closed upper end and an enlarged lower portion litting over the ball and a statioinirjyY elenient rigidly secured within an intermediate portion ot the bottle neck and haring a central rertieal recess in which the slide liar tits and is adapted to slide; said recess being closed at the top and said element being also additionalljyY provided with a series o side openings extending throughout` the saine for the passage of liquid.

il.. non-relillable bottle haring a neek and a valve Seat at the lower end ot said neck, a ball valve eosaoting with said Valve seat, a hollenv slide loar completely inelosed Within the bottle neck and haring a closed upper end and an enlarged lower portion titting over the hall and a stationariT element rigidli7 secured within an intermediate portion of the bottle neek t nd haring a eentral Vertical recess in which the slide hai' lits and is adapted to slide, said recess being closed at the top and said eleinent being also additionally provided with a series ot side openings extending throughout the saine tor the passage of liquid and being torined in a pluralit)7 of sections.

el. Rt non-retillalile bottle haring a nee-k and. a valve seat atthe louer end olf said neek, a hall Vvalve eo-acting With said valve seat, a liollouv slide bar conipletelj.7 inclosed within the bottle neck and having a closed upper end and an enlarged lower portion. titting over the ball. and a stationary eleinent rigidly secured within an intermediate p0rpassage of liquid and being formed in a pluiion of the bottle neck and having a Central rality of horizontally divided sections.

vertical recess in which the slide bar fits and JSEPH C. ROTH. is adapted to slide; said recess being` closed JOHN F. BERRICK. at the top and said element being also addilitnessesi rionall)v provided with a series 0i' side open- D. H. HARPER,

ings extending' throughout the saine for the W. A. SPARKS.

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Washington, I). C. 

